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lost one's shirt

lost one's shirt is the simple past and past participle of lose one's shirt.

Meaning of lose one's shirt

Verb

lose one's shirt (third-person singular simple present loses one's shirt, present participle losing one's shirt, simple past and past participle lost one's shirt)

  1. (idiomatic) To lose all of one's money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster.
    • Since nearly losing his shirt in a business deal a few years back, he investigates new opportunities more cautiously.

Questions about lost one's shirt

What is lost one's shirt the simple past and past participle of?
Lost one's shirt is the simple past and past participle of lose one's shirt.

Words near lost one's shirt in the dictionary

  1. lost one's life
  2. lost one's marbles
  3. lost one's mind
  4. lost one's nerve
  5. lost one's rag
  6. lost one's shirt
  7. lost one's shit
  8. lost one's temper
  9. lost one's tongue
  10. lost one's touch
  11. lost one's virginity

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